*What book are you reading ?

[ChrisC]

An easy read Aliens: The Female War by Steve Perry and Stephani Perry

 

[crustychick]

Finally started reading for pleasure again (after 2 years of only Msc related reading)

1st book of choice: The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson. It's FAB

 

[Vintage Paw]

Just finished Donald Antrim's The Verificationist - surreal. Read 12 years ago his Elect Mr Robinson for a Better World - I can see it's good sides, but I really don't want to ever read it again - it's the one book that stayed with me, for all the wrong reasons. I don't get off on reading about kids tearing each other apart - literally.

About to read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow followed by Julia Glass's Three Junes.

Can you tell term has started again

 

[Flashman]

LotR

Thinking of doing Watchmen again though, all this talk of Moore.

 

[Roadkill]

Wayne Besen - Anything but Straight: Exposing the Scandals and Lies of the Ex-Gay Movement

I found it for a couple of quid in a secondhand bookshop up the Charing Cross Road at the weekend and, to my surprise, it's fascinating. I never knew just how many of the ex-gay movement's spokespeople were complete and utter frauds, or just how many of them are spotted in saunas and gay bars on a regular basis. The whole 'ex-gay' thing was always obvious bollocks, but it's come as a surprise to me just how cynical the whole thing is.

 

[starfish]

That's an absolutely brilliant book I'm a big Mcbain fan, I've read most of the 87th Precinct books - still got a few left to go tho

Yeah, i think ive only got another 50 or so to go.

Now reading Stuart - A Life Backwards. Just started it yesterday.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Currently reading "The Working Class in Britain: 1850-1939" by John Benson, "A Place Among the Fallen" by Adrian Cole and "The Subterranean Railway" by Christian Wolmar.

 

[Roadkill]

"The Subterranean Railway" by Christian Wolmar.

Good book, that. But then, I'll read pretty much anything Wolmar writes. He's usually pretty good.

 

[Pieface]

Everything is Illuminated

Tell me it gets less irritating. It's doing my head in at the minute.

 

[Barking_Mad]

'The Diamond As Big As The Ritz' - F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Only 53 pages long, didn't want anything too large as im waiting to receive Tolstoy's - 'The Kingdom Of God Is Within You' and it's probably mahoosive.

 

[Mandla]

God is not great: The case against religion By Chris Hitchens Interesting. Nothing new and he has an annoying rambling kind of writing style.
Also reading one market under God by Thomas Frank. Enjoying it.

 

[Dubversion]

Everything is Illuminated

Tell me it gets less irritating. It's doing my head in at the minute.

you're weird

 

[madamv]

Everything is Illuminated

Tell me it gets less irritating. It's doing my head in at the minute.

Its one of my fave ever books...... keep with it, it turns around and is utter enthralling

 

[tufty79]

aye, pie eye, it's in my top 3

stay with it

i'm about to finish 'a million little pieces' by james frey. bloody 'ell it's a bit good.

 

[Brainaddict]

Everything is Illuminated

Tell me it gets less irritating. It's doing my head in at the minute.

It doesn't

 

[Barking_Mad]

The House of The Dead - Dostoevsky. Interesting 'fictional' tale of his 4 years in various Siberian prisons for 'political activities' as written from the viewpoint of someone else. Not as good as his other stuff, but better than most other peoples.

 

[Orang Utan]

Eleanor Rigby - Douglas Coupland - fantastic, very touching, though I wish I hadn't read it cos it made me think about stuff I'd rather not think about. Also, puzzled by the title.

 

[Dubversion]

Eleanor Rigby - Douglas Coupland - fantastic, very touching, though I wish I hadn't read it cos it made me think about stuff I'd rather not think about.

told ya

Also, puzzled by the title.

"all the lonely people"?

 

[Dubversion]

i'm about to finish 'a million little pieces' by james frey. bloody 'ell it's a bit good.

all lies, of course.

 

[marty21]

Eleanor Rigby - Douglas Coupland - fantastic, very touching, though I wish I hadn't read it cos it made me think about stuff I'd rather not think about. Also, puzzled by the title.

i have loved all the coupland novels i've read, that one will be next

currently reading - "monte cassino" Matthew parker - WW2 history

 

[DotCommunist]

I'm reading a science fiction book. But, as the literary powers that be insist on maintaning a sneery and elitist attitude towards scifi, I shall keep my book taste to myself


It's called Alien Sex Fiend

 

[Orang Utan]

told ya



"all the lonely people"?

oh is that a lyric in the song?

 

[Dubversion]

oh is that a lyric in the song?

yeh..

(*blushes at knowing Beatles lyric*)

 

[marty21]

yeh..

(*blushes at knowing Beatles lyric*)

one of your fave fab 4 songs?

 

[Orang Utan]

I was congratulating myself on recognising the title as a Beatles song, despite being allergic to them

 

[mentalchik]

I'm reading a science fiction book. But, as the literary powers that be insist on maintaning a sneery and elitist attitude towards scifi, I shall keep my book taste to myself


It's called Alien Sex Fiend

Who does ? the total bastards.....don't worry DC, i'm sure the sci-fi massive will back you up !


I'm reading Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman..........then i have Hilldiggers by Neal Asher and a Dean Koontz to start !

 

[ChrisC]

Reading The agony of ecstasy by Olivia Gordon. So so, so far.

 

[chooch]

Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world, but it's boring the bollocks off me.

 

[Dirty Martini]

Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world, but it's boring the bollocks off me.

I got halfway through that and gave up. Utter drudgery.

 

[chooch]

I got halfway through that and gave up. Utter drudgery.

Might have to burn it, for kicks

Did some drunken ordering last night but the bookshop calls, I think.